#mertale

Those two words, though breathy and soft, pierced his soul with more weight than he would have ever fathomed. It sent electricity pulsing through every bone and limb. You weren't supposed to… He had thought he was calling your bluff, but instead, you had freely given yourself to the ocean, willingly pushing yourself closer to him.

You truly wanted him. Him. The one most dedicated to the deceitful game he and the others had made to lure you to your death. To bond with. To share such intimacy as to make and create a…

He couldn't understand.

Emotions he had long buried deep within his soul threatened to overwhelm him as he held you delicately to his chest. "You weren't— Ya, ya don't… I'm broken, the least worthy…"

He felt your gentle hands brush against the sides of his skull. Soft. Warm. Safer than they ever should be. Sensations he did not deserve.

"You were the only one willing. The only one who could promise me. Why are you so surprised that you would be the one I would choose to love? You promised me everything. All that you are, and all that you will be. There's nothing more that I could ever want than that."

Because he didn't think you meant it. Because he didn't think you were serious. Because after everything he and the others were planning, he was the least deserving of such love…

His body shook, the force of such a promise complete, already forming the bonding threads between them. There was no escaping it. And he wasn't sure he wanted to.

"You're stuck with me. You know that, right? There is no turning back. A promise made is a bond forged for life…" He could feel his eyelight wobble as his voice became little more than a whisper. "You are mine as much as I am yours."

The soft chuckle that left your lips was as soft as a breeze, yet powerful enough to send another round of lightning through his soul. "I wouldn't have it any other way."

With a stuttering breath, he felt his eyelight expand in its socket and form something other than an orb. It was strange and foreign, but he couldn't bring himself to care. Instead, his body moved on its own accord to place a palm on the back of your head. Then, bridging the gap, it was your turn to gasp as the magic surrounding and protecting his teeth pressed against your lips.

It was soft and gentle against your smaller form, moving in tandem one with another as you pressed further in to reciprocate. Cracking his jaw to cautiously make a swipe with his tongue, he couldn't hear over his own soul when you, in turn, opened for him.

Stars, the radiating heat it brought to the relentless cold...

Pulling back, he began to hum. It was not of malice, nor subjugation. But of hope. Of budding lasting love. It was soft and lulling, one you could easily break away from if you desired. One that was meant to show and ask for, trust. One his intent could speak louder than any spoken word.

And you listened. By the Angel, you listened.

Smiling, you leaned in close to breathe feathery kisses against his throat and chest. Even though you knew what was to come, what he was asking, you allowed yourself to be pulled and lulled. You gave yourself freely. And as the water flowed calmly over top of you, he could feel your soul sing back to join his song.

Forever.

Together.

…

For a second time, despite everything, Horror promised.

Scales: Scales finds you really interesting. Normally he wouldn’t like way too aggressive/mean sea creatures, ironic given his brother is a shark but they aren’t normally aggressive, shut up. Even so, after getting to know you, he finds you really fun to hang out with! Your eyesight isn’t the best so he would love to just latch onto you and curl his tentacles around you and tell you where stuff is so you wouldn’t bump into it. Sometimes he would fall asleep on you/wrapped around you, which he finds really funny. He likes how pretty you are too...  

Shark: He doesn’t see why people are scared of you! You’re cute! It’s just like that meme “they don’t bite!” he thinks that the sounds you make to see where you’re going is kinda freaky to hear when you don’t know who’s causing it but he knows it’s normally you! Reapers seem to dislike it when others come around their area so he doesn’t need to worry about any other ones coming too close. He likes to swim with you and will help you catch stuff to eat. He likes seeing you grabbing stuff with the things on your face! He thinks it’s so cool!

Mimic: Malewife. He thinks you’re the coolest thing in the world and will tell you that all the time. He feels SOOOO into you and will always tell you how hot it is when you catch things with those things on your face, and he loves to see you tear things apart with your sharp teeth and claws. Heart eyes each and every time. You both are pretty sucky with eyesight but he’s a bit better and will help you get around if you don’t want to let out that loud sound that helps you get around. 

Ringer: He doesn’t really see the big deal in you. You’re big, scary, and aggressive, sure, but so is Chum. You’re just his datemate and he loves you but he doesn’t make what you can or can’t do a big deal. 

Chum: Mimic likes to call them a power couple, which Chum finds funny. A lot of people are scared of him or at least of his idea. He’s heard the stories that people tell on ships, knows that they fear him. He dislikes it but this isn’t about all of that! He thinks that you’re really cute, you’re smaller than him by some but you still like to be dangerous and he finds you interesting. The both of you have bad eyesight and you normally help him find his way around with your sounds. He likes to gently wrap his tentacles around you whenever you two are relaxing together. 

Light: He lives up in the top of the water while you’re normally deeper in it, and he feels bad that you sometimes have to come up just to see him so sometimes he would go down to swim with you! It’s a little dangerous for him cause he can’t swim that fast with the shape of his tail. He was made mostly for beauty in looks rather than speed or anything like that... luckily most wouldn’t try to attack him with you around! Plus he gets to see his brother more often while around you which is nice. He makes jokes about how he has a large scary creature too! Like how Deep has Chum... he doesn’t think you’re really that scary though, cause you’re his partner and he loves you. 

Welcome to Godsverse! A UTMV AU following the Pantheon of the Multiverse in their attempts to keep the Balance, along with their attempts to not lose themselves to Corruption.

The Gods (the ogs)

Ink - Creation and Creativity Error - Destruction Fresh - Chaos Dream - Positivity, the Sun, Dreams Nightmare - Negativity, the Moon, Nightmares Reaper - Death

The New Gods

Lust - Love, Lust, Romance, Marriage, Comet - Space, the Sky, the Stars *Aura - Emotions Ill - Plague, Health, Swap - War, Battle Tactics Razz - War, Victory Cross - Travelers, Wanderers, the Homeless Geno - Tragedy Horror - Famine and Harvest Farm - Harvest, Nature, Fertility *Shell - Ocean

*For those who don’t recognize Aura or Shell, they come from Auratale and Mertale, both made by @1galaxy-watcher1

The main ship in this AU is PolyPantheon, aka the whole pantheon is polyamorous and DATING. There is a minimum of 2 canon married couples, HorrorFarm and AfterDeath. Feel free to hc any other married relationships!

Also, for reference in an Omniversal level, here are the secondary nicknames!